There is an urgent need for new technologies to enable circularity for synthetic polymers,
spurred by the accumulation of waste plastics in landfills and the environment and the …

Efficient energy storage technologies are vital in the current efforts towards decarbonisation.
Batteries, as one of the most versatile electrochemical energy storage systems, have the …

This perspective discusses a set of design principles for next-generation kinetically trapped,
intrinsically circular polymers (iCPs) that are inherently, selectively, and expediently …

Technologies that enable plastic circularity offer a path to reducing waste generation,
improving environmental quality, and reducing reliance on fossil feedstocks. However, life …

Polyurethanes (PUs) are one of the most widely employed classes of polymers, with a
continuously increasing production demand that is expected to reach around 21 million tons …

To integrate plastic packaging into circular economy models, end-of-life (EoL) management
is attracting increasing attention. The integration of plastic products into a circular economy …

There is a considerable knowledge gap regarding the long-term fate of plastics in the
environment. Acknowledging this gap, in the context of life cycle assessment methods, is …

Circular Economy principles encourage the implementation of bio-based and renewable
materials over non-renewable technical counterparts. Wood-based materials can effectively …

Global transitions to circular economies of plastic could pose both risks and opportunities for
human health. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can help to quantify possible health effects …

The plastic economy, despite offering unique properties in fulfilling the functions of products
in different industrial sectors over decades, has so far been mainly linear, that is,“take‐make …